Photos from December 4 and 5, 2014 of the Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) launch. This was the first test flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The launch occurred on December 5, 2014, at 12:05 UTC (7:05 am EST), atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Space Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. These photos were taken from the press area on NASA causeway at Kennedy Space Center using a Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II, and a Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS II.